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Compostable bale wrap heads toward wide release

Nature's Net Wrap an environment-friendly alternative to long-lived plastic

Virtually every cattle farmer and rancher has tripped over an old piece of plastic baler twine or net wrap stuck in the ground in a corral or bale yard. The stuff just never seems to go away. But an entrepreneurial Alberta ranching family has come up with a solution to eliminate that problem with a […] Read more

CNH backs compostable bale wrap

CNH backs compostable bale wrap

An Alberta company developing what’s billed as the first viable bale net wrap to be made from compostable material has picked up funding from the maker of Case IH and New Holland equipment. CNH’s investment arm, CNH Ventures, announced a couple of weeks ago it would put up an undisclosed amount of cash to back […] Read more


The L134R can produce bales up to 30 per cent denser due to increased plunger force, higher tension and longer bale chamber.

New large square baler from John Deere

The L341R high-density baler increases bale weights by up to 30 per cent

John Deere had several new machine announcements to make in January. One of them was the introduction of the new L341R high-density large square baler. This new baler creates high-density bales that are three feet by four feet. When it comes to straw bales, Deere claims farmers can expect bale weight increases of up to […] Read more

The Claas Variant 500 series round balers get a new and improved pickup along with other updates.

Updated balers from Claas

Round and large square baler lines get upgrades to improve bale density and more

In September, Claas announced updates to its North American offering of both round and square balers, the Variant 500 series round baler and the Quadrant 5300 Evolution series square baler. “Each of these machines is designed to provide maximum performance, easy maintenance and the reliability you expect from Claas,” says product manager Matt Jaynes. “By […] Read more


Case IH debuted the RB6 HD Pro series balers, which are specifically built for wet and heavy silage.

New round balers from Case IH and New Holland

New high-capacity models and other baler updates introduced in August

Both Case IH and sister brand New Holland have been making similar new product introductions at the same time for the past few years. This year has been no exception. Among the new equipment introduced in 2022 by both brands are round balers. They were simultaneously introduced last August. The latest addition to the Case […] Read more

Vermeer’s ZR5-1200 self-propelled
round baler offers enhanced
efficiency in the field with operator-friendly,
automated controls.

Vermeer’s ZR5-1200 baler designed for efficiency

Here’s why Vermeer says the SP baler is a step above pull types

There has been no shortage of innovative machines introduced in agriculture over the past few years — and we certainly expect more to come. Arguably, one of the most unique of those designs has to be Vermeer’s ZR5-1200 self-propelled round baler. The company had one on display at the Ag in Motion farm show in […] Read more


New Holland celebrates baler milestone with awards

Last November, New Holland announced it had reached a milestone in large square baler production. The 30,000th machine rolled off the assembly line at the brand’s Zedelgem, Belgium, factory, which produces combines, balers and forage harvesters for NH’s global market. NH has been building large square balers since 1987.  The 30,000th machine was given a […] Read more

New Holland has released an update to its MyPLM Connect Farm digital platform, which offers a range of enhanced mapping features.

New Holland updates MyPLM Connect

Web platform and mobile app get improvements for 2021

Following a nearly identical announcement from Case IH, its sister brand under CNH Global ownership, New Holland released an update to its digital platform, MyPLM Connect. Just as with Case IH’s digital offering, the NH platform update includes support for prescriptions and large square balers, new map layer visualization, machine utilization maps as well as […] Read more


The wrapper attachment on the RB 4160P Protec baler is relatively compact to make storage and transport easy.

Massey adds the RB 4160P Protec to its RB baler series

One-pass baling and wrapping improves feed quality: AGCO

AGCO has added the RB 4160P Protec combination baler and wrapper to its Massey Ferguson line of equipment. The unit combines all the features found on the Massey RB series silage balers, which debuted in 2018, with an integrated bale-wrapping unit, allowing producers to harvest and ensile high-moisture forages in one pass. “In climates with […] Read more

AFS Connect Farm offers more features for mapping and large square baler data.

Case IH updates AFS Connect Farm

The brand's digital platform gets more features

As the major equipment brands continue to compete for dominance in ag machinery’s digital realm, Case IH announced recently that it has released the first major update for 2021 to its AFS Connect Farm desktop platform and mobile app, which is intended to give producers even more data access and management flexibility. The latest update […] Read more